Having a 6 point advantage in the league table, Fortuna Düsseldorf regulars hope to see their gladiators collect full points from this game versus Sandhausen.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Fortuna Düsseldorf's struggle is real here at Merkur Spiel-Arena with only 7 points collected from 8 2. Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-3.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga last time out and are looking for a win here. Fortuna Düsseldorf's goalie Wolf played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against St. Pauli with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Leonardo Koutris got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Koutris hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Darmstadt 98.A decent goal production from Düsseldorf in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded 13 from these games.
Sandhausen form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
Sandhausen has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Holstein Kiel for a 2. Bundesliga game that ended a draw (2-2). Goalkeeper Drewes made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Holstein Kiel. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Aleksandr Zhirov, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.5. Zhirov scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 5 duels.
A draw for Sandhausen before that, at their own venue hosting Paderborn (1-1).Sandhausen find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. For Sandhausen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides played each other earlier on this match year: Sandhausen - Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2. Düsseldorf-Sandhausen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fortuna Düsseldorf five wins, Sandhausen three wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 9 goals |  K. Narey 5 goals |   P. Testroet 5 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 65% |
| 35% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 24% |
| 6.1 | 6.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 15.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.1 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 34% | 32% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 59% | 40% |
| 14.1 | 13 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 20.7 | 17.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 6 | Nurnberg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -17 | 14 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 7 |
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